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Old 19-08-2008, 11:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Crop failure

Alistair Macdonald wrote:
South east England. One - raspberries. Two - plums.

Autumn Bliss. Plants about five years old. Excellent crops until this year.
Very poor and the leaves on several plants have lost their "green-ness"
Prune to ground level every year about January and feed with Growmore at
that time.

Victoria Plum. About 20 years old. Never a very good cropper, but a couple
of years ago produced a bumper crop of excellent fruits. Last year about
half-a-dozen and this year nil. Prune two thirds of last years growth in
early Spring.

Any suggestions?

Alistair



I have an 8yo Victoria, fan trained. It has always cropped every other
year & this year about 35lbs, next year 0. Still well worth it

Malcolm